Atomic Coronary heart didn’t fairly catch my consideration when it first dropped, however I just lately performed it and shortly turned hooked. One thing about its off-putting utopian setting and BioShock-esque gameplay made me need extra. Mundfish noticed the shooter’s first DLC launch earlier this 12 months and has since teased the second Atomic Coronary heart growth. Whereas we don’t but know the total ins and outs of the upcoming DLC, we’ve received a brand new have a look at its surreal Limbo setting and an accompanying sale on the bottom recreation.
Mundfish just lately confirmed off a few of Atomic Coronary heart‘s new DLC in a teaser trailer packed to the brim with indignant geese. When you didn’t suppose it might get any stranger earlier than, this growth takes essentially the most unsettling components of the FPS recreation‘s world and amplifies them tenfold. Within the teaser, the developer takes us again to Limbo, the mysterious dream-like space you could bear in mind P-3 traversing a number of occasions throughout the primary story.
I personally discover Limbo extraordinarily intriguing, particularly as somebody who loves Alice in Wonderland and all of its darker spin-offs. The dimension truthfully appears like an acid journey by means of one in all American McGee’s ranges in Insanity Returns, and I’m so right here for that. Mundfish itself says within the new DLC teaser that “Limbo is an odd world with inverted logic” the place we’ll face off towards new enemies with “distinctive weapons.”
The dev goes on to say that the DLC “will happen completely in Limbo,” the place we’ll “proceed the story after the lengthy ending” wherein P-3 wakes up in Limbo to see Proper, one of many Twins, reaching out for him. Is P-3 caught there perpetually? It appears we could lastly get the solutions we’ve been looking for when the second growth and its “atypical gameplay with new mechanics” drops.
Within the new teaser, we get a contemporary glimpse at Limbo which is as fantastically complicated as you could bear in mind it being in-game. From chocolate cows to floating doughnuts and big whales, there are all types of surreal environmental belongings to tackle. With the way it’s all arrange within the pictures, it appears as if we’ll be platforming our means up by means of the weirdness.
Mundfish additionally exhibits grumpy geese as soon as extra within the new screenshots, so we will undoubtedly anticipate to battle our means by means of the terrifying creatures in Limbo. Truthfully, out of each enemy P-3 has confronted, the goose could take the cake as his scariest foe but. When you’ve performed Atomic Coronary heart’s first DLC, Annihilation Intuition, then you definately’ll perceive.
The brand new DLC teaser isn’t the one thrilling information from Mundfish, although. When you don’t personal the bottom recreation, it’s at present on sale through Steam for 34% off with its value coming in at simply $39.59 / £36.29. You can even choose to seize the sport’s DLC move on sale proper now for 20% off at simply $31.99 / £27.99. When you get the move, you’ll have entry to every of the Atomic Coronary heart’s at present deliberate 4 expansions.
You’ll be able to take a look at our in-depth Atomic Coronary heart weapons information for some additional assist if you wish to guarantee the very best construct previous to the brand new DLC’s arrival. Alternatively, for those who’re inquisitive about extra thrilling information, you’ll want to flick through our roundup of the perfect upcoming PC video games on the market to stay up for proper now.